The largest not-for-profit health care provider in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, Sentara Healthcare is one of the most progressive health care organizations in the nation, providing services to more than two million Hampton Roads residents. Nationally recognized for innovation and patient safety, in 2006 Sentara was recognized as No. 3 in the U.S. for integration of services, making it the only health care system to be ranked among the nation’s top 10, all nine years of the survey. Among numerous national awards, in 2005 Sentara was honored with the 2005 John M. Eisenberg Award for Patient Safety and Quality from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and National Quality Forum (NQF). In 2004 Sentara was honored by the American Hospital Association for creating a culture of safety, which has been implemented at Sentara hospital and facilities throughout the system.

Sentara CarePlex Hospital 3000 Coliseum Drive Hampton, VA 23666 Phone: (757) 736-1000 Web: www.sentara.com

Investment in the latest clinical technology, best practices, and IT systems, that support improved clinical outcomes not only sets Sentara apart regarding quality, it encourages an environment for physicians seeking enrichment and professional collaboration.

The latest of its 7 acute care facilities is Sentara CarePlex Hospital, a 194-bed technologically advanced hospital located in Hampton, Virginia. In 2002 with the industry’s latest technology—it opened its doors with one of the area’s first "smart" voice activated operating rooms and a campus-wide fiberoptic backbone to support transfer of filmless digital diagnostic images. Today, Sentara CarePlex Hospital offers cardiac interventions for advanced emergency heart care, expertise of subspecialized radiologists, and the Peninsula’s only eICU ®--a critical care breakthrough connecting intensivists at remote locations with hospital patients around the clock. More than 400 board certified physicians practice at Sentara CarePlex Hospital—many of whom are fellowship trained. The hospital is staffed with surgicalists, hospitalists, and intensivists to help care for patients. The hospital is also complemented by an expanding outpatient care campus—Sentara Port Warwick, featuring surgery, diagnostics, and emergency care.